Kristin Johnston Largen

Christian Exploration of Women's Bodies and Rebirth in Shin Buddhism

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores challenging doctrines dealing with women's bodies and rebirth in Shin Buddhism, and relates those teachings to similar concerns around women's bodies in Christianity.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 502g
• ISBN-13: 9781498536554
• ISBN-10: 1498536557
• Artikelnr.: 59511993

Autorenporträt

Kristin Johnston Largen is professor of systematic theology at United Lutheran Seminary and associate dean of religious & spiritual life/college chaplain at Gettysburg College.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Women's Bodies and Soteriology
Chapter One: Bodies in Early Indian Buddhism Contradictory Discourse on
Human Bodies
Chapter Two: Women in Medieval Japanese Society
Chapter Three: Shin Buddhism: History, Development, and Key Texts
Chapter Four: Women's Bodies in Shin Buddhist Texts
Chapter Five: Women and Shin Buddhism in the 21st Century Context
Bibliography
About the Author